(Carter County) – A resident of Grandin, MO was killed Sunday afternoon after a two-vehicle accident in Carter County.

The accident happened at 3:15 PM on Highway 60 at the intersection of Highway 21, when the westbound vehicle driven by 80-year-old Wallace Knapp of Grandon attempted to turn and pulled into the path of an eastbound vehicle driven by 47-year-old Matthew Thompson of Clarkton.

Knapp was taken to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead just after 4 PM. The death is fatality number 22 for Troop G for this year, compared to 29 at this time last year.